2017News

IDEM asks: Who benefited from Odebrecht graft? Were taxes paid?

Civil society organizations grouped under the Democratic Institutions Initiative (IDEM) said on Thursday, 19 January 2017, urged that the judicial branch, Congress and other regulatory agencies of the government investigate all contracts signed and executed by the Brazilian firm in the country, given the generalized practice of bribes. IDEM says that the authorities should gather …

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2017News

Conep calls for end to bribes and overpricing as way to doing business

The National Business Council (Conep) that gathers the 47 leading business and industry organizations called for the Attorney General to firmly act in establishing responsibilities amongst companies and government in the Odebrecht corruption scandal. In a press release, Conep says the Odebrecht case, described as one of the greatest corruption scandals of all times in …

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2016News

San Cristobal Mayor Raul Mondesi under investigation

The mayor of San Cristobal, former baseball star Raul Mondesi was interviewed by the Specialized Prosecution Service for Administrative Corruption (PEPCA) on Tuesday, 21 June 2016 in connection with alleged irregularities committed during his period of administration. On his arrival at the interrogation, Mondesi announced to journalists that he had more than 4,000 tareas (621 …

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